Fire at Flamengo Youth Training Camp Leaves Ten Dead in Rio
A fire during the early morning hours on Friday at the Flamengo youth training center left at least ten dead...
February 8, 2019Topic
Tragedy
Five People Linked to Vale’s Dam Collapse Arrested in Brazil
Three Vale employees responsible for the licensing of the dam that broke in Brumadinho and two engineers from a partner...
January 29, 2019
Dam Bursts in Brazil Burying Hundreds Under Tons of Mud
A little over three years after the worst environmental disaster registered in Brazil, another dam has broken in the state...
January 26, 2019
Death Toll from Niterói Mudslide on Saturday Rises to 15
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The death toll from Saturday's (November 10th) tragic mudslide that...
November 12, 2018
Brazil’s National Museum Displays Exhibition Two Weeks After Fire
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Sunday, September 16th, two weeks after a massive fire...
September 17, 2018
Brazil in Shock After Horrendous Child Murders in Minas Gerais
At least five children and a teacher are dead and dozens are wounded after a security guard entered a day...
October 6, 2017
After Tragedy, Brazil’s Chapecoense Named Copa Sudamericana Champs
According to interim Chapecoense team president Ivan Tozzo, the club has been posthumously awarded the 2016 Copa Sudamericana championship.
December 5, 2016
Opinion: It’s “Only” Football in Brazil
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - There is a series of commercials on a national sports channel...
December 5, 2016
Fire Safety Checks Close Venues in Rio
Authorities in Brazil have responded to the tragic fire that killed over 230 partygoers in a nightclub last month by...
February 5, 2013